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1 Kings 21:15-19

15וַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961When Jezebelאִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velH348heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Nabothנָב֖וֹתna.VotH5022had been stonedסֻקַּ֥לsu.KalH5619to deathוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191, sheאִיזֶ֜בֶל'i.Ze.velH348saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Ahabאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256, “Get upק֣וּםkumH6965and take possession ofרֵ֞שׁreshH3423אֶת־'et-H853the vineyardכֶּ֣רֶם׀Ke.remH3754of Nabothנָב֣וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֗יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158,whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834refusedמֵאֵן֙me.'EnH3985to give itלָתֶת־la.tet-H5414to youfor silverבְכֶ֔סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588Nabothנָב֛וֹתna.VotH5022is no longerאֵ֥ין'einH369aliveחַ֖יchaiH2416,butכִּי־ki-H3588deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.”

16Andוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961when Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256heardכִּשְׁמֹ֥עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thatכִּ֣יkiH3588Nabothנָב֑וֹתna.VotH5022was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,heאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256got upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965andwentלָרֶ֛דֶתla.Re.detH3381downאֶל־'el-H413to take possessionלְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ סle.rish.ToH3423of the vineyardכֶּ֛רֶםKe.remH3754of Nabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158.

17Then the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toאֶל־'el-H413Elijahאֵלִיָּ֥הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452the Tishbiteהַתִּשְׁבִּ֖יha.tish.BiH8664,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18“Get upק֣וּםkumH6965and go downרֵ֗דRedH3381to meetלִקְרַ֛אתlik.RatH7122Ahabאַחְאָ֥ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111.Seeהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, he isin the vineyardבְּכֶ֣רֶםbe.Khe.remH3754of Nabothנָב֔וֹתna.VotH5022,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he has goneיָ֥רַד שָׁ֖םYa.rad shamH3381 H8033to take possession of itלְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃le.rish.ToH3423.

19Tellוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.di.bar.TaH1696himאֵלָ֜יו'e.LavH413that this is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559אָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Have you not murderedהֲרָצַ֖חְתָּha.ra.Tzach.taH7523a manandוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571seized his landיָרָ֑שְׁתָּya.Ra.she.taH3423?’Then tell himוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ אֵלָ֜יו לֵאמֹ֗רve.di.bar.Ta 'e.Lav le.MorH1696 H413 H559that this is also whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘In the placeבִּמְק֗וֹםbim.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the dogsהַכְּלָבִים֙ha.ke.la.VimH3611אֶת־'et-H853licked upלָקְק֤וּla.ke.KuH3952the bloodדַּ֣םdamH1818of Nabothנָב֔וֹתna.VotH5022, there alsothe dogsהַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.VimH3611אֶת־'et-H853will lick upיָלֹ֧קּוּya.Lo.kuH3952your bloodדָּמְךָ֖da.me.KhaH1818—yesגַּם־gam-H1571,yoursאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859!’”

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